CVE-2021-32658 Sensitive data may not be removed from storage on account removal

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Attackers with physical access may recover sensitive encryption keys from Nextcloud Android app storage after account removal due to cleanup timeouts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-32658?

CVE-2021-32658 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nextcloud security-advisories, published on 8 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Nextcloud Android is the Android client for the Nextcloud open source home cloud system. Due to a timeout issue the Android client may not properly clean all sensitive data on account removal. This could include sensitive key material such as the End-to-End encryption keys. It is recommended that the Nextcloud Android App is upgraded to 3.16.1

Weakness: CWE-212, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32658?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including nextcloud. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
nextcloud BitnamiAll versions3.16.1

Products include Nextcloud Nextcloud.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32658?

Upgrade nextcloud to 3.16.1 or later.

Is CVE-2021-32658 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32658 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as BIT-nextcloud-2021-32658, GHSA-g5gf-rmhm-wpxw.

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